Obama expresses defiance after election

President Obama meets with bipartisian congressional leadership in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House on Nov. 7.

President Obama meets with bipartisian congressional leadership in the Old Family Dining Room at the White House on Nov. 7. (Pool, Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama remains defiant even after election

The election results should have convinced President Obama that a course change was required.

Instead, as Peggy Noonan noted in The Wall Street Journal, he is "doubling down on hostility, antagonism and distance." His governing philosophy was revealed in a radio interview with Al Sharpton in which he counseled Democratic candidates to "do what you need to do to win," then follow him. This explains his lies and the corruption of his scandals.

His disrespect of the electorate and Congress is embodied by his delay of unpopular measures until after the election. Allowing Benjamin Netanyahu to be called a coward while courting an alliance with Iran says it all about his attitude toward political enemies and national security.

The Journal also noted that Obama's industrial and construction union supporters were sold out to billionaire Tom Steyer, whose super PAC contributed $74 million for green energy causes, including the extinction of the coal industry and delay/cancellation of Keystone XL pipeline. Teacher unions also contributed $100 million, which accomplished little for their cause.

Finally, the Supreme Court will consider a huge issue regarding Obamacare. If the plain text of this law can be changed by administrative fiat then democracy as we know it is dead. The impact of this decision cannot be minimized!